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Amalombolombo Ohambo Lwabako-Israyeli
1 Nanka amalombolombo ohambo lwabako-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibhithe ngamaviyo abo bekhokhelwa nguMosi lo-Aroni. 2 Ngokulaya kukaThixo waloba walonda izigaba zamalombolombo ohambo lwabo. Nantu uhambo lwabo ngezigaba zakhona:
3 Abako-Israyeli basuka eRamesesi ngosuku lwetshumi lanhlanu lwenyanga yakuqala, ngosuku kwedlule iPhasika. Baphuma ngesibindi bekhangelwe ngamaGibhithe wonke, 4 wona eyephathekile engcwaba wonke amazibulo awo, lawo ayebulewe nguThixo phakathi kwawo; ngoba uThixo wayehlulele ngokujezisa onkulunkulu bawo.
5 Abako-Israyeli basuka eRamesesi bayamisa izihonqo zabo eSukhothi.
6 Basuka eSukhothi bayamisa izihonqo zabo e-Ethamu, emaphethelweni enkangala.
7 Basuka e-Ethamu, baphenduka baya ePhi-Hahirothi; beqonda empumalanga yaseBhali-Zefoni, babuye njalo bamisa izihonqo zabo eMigidoli.
8 Basuka ePhi-Hahirothi badabula olwandle bangena enkangala, bathi sebehambe okwensuku ezintathu enkangala ye-Ethamu, bamisa izihonqo zabo eMara.
9 Basuka eMara baya e-Elimi, lapho okwakulezintombo zamanzi ezilitshumi lambili kanye lezihlahla zohlobo lwelala ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa, bafika bamisa izihonqo khonapho.
10 Basuka e-Elimi bayamisa izihonqo zabo besekele uLwandle oluBomvu.
11 Basuka oLwandle oluBomvu bayamisa enkangala yaseSini.
12 Basuka enkangala yeSini bayamisa eDofuka.
13 Basuka eDofuka bayamisa e-Alusha.
14 Basuka e-Alusha bayamisa eRefidimu, lapho okwakungelamanzi okunathwa ngabantu.
15 Basuka eRefidimu bayamisa enkangala yeSinayi.
16 Basuka enkangala yeSinayi bayamisa eKhibhrothi Hathava.
17 Basuka eKhibhrothi Hathava bayamisa eHazerothi.
18 Basuka eHazerothi bayamisa eRithima.
19 Basuka eRithima bayamisa eRimoni-Pherezi.
20 Basuka eRimoni-Pherezi bayamisa eLibhina.
21 Basuka eLibhina bayamisa eRisa.
22 Basuka eRisa bayamisa eKhehelatha.
23 Basuka eKhehelatha bayamisa eNtabeni yaseShefa.
24 Basuka eNtabeni yaseShefa bayamisa eHarada.
25 Basuka eHarada bayamisa eMakhelothi.
26 Basuka eMakhelothi bayamisa eThahathi.
27 Basuka eThahathi bayamisa eThera.
28 Basuka eThera bayamisa eMithika.
29 Basuka eMithika bayamisa eHashimona.
30 Basuka eHashimona bayamisa eMosera.
31 Basuka eMosera bayamisa eBhene Jayakhani.
32 Basuka eBhene Jayakhani bayamisa eHori-Hagidigadi.
33 Basuka eHori-Hagidigadi bayamisa eJothibhatha.
34 Basuka eJothibhatha bayamisa e-Abhurona.
35 Basuka e-Abhurona bayamisa e-Eziyoni-Gebheri.
36 Basuka e-Eziyoni-Gebheri bayamisa eKhadeshi, eNkangala yaseZini.
37 Basuka eKhadeshi bayamisa eNtabeni yaseHori, emngceleni wase-Edomi. 38 Ngokulaya kukaThixo, u-Aroni umphristi wakhwela eNtabeni yaseHori, lapho afela khona ngosuku lwakuqala lwenyanga yesihlanu yomnyaka wamatshumi amane emva kokuphuma kwabako-Israyeli eGibhithe. 39 U-Aroni wayeseleminyaka elikhulu elileminyaka engamatshumi amabili lemithathu yokuphila ekufeni kwakhe eNtabeni yaseHori.
40 Inkosi yase-Aradi engumKhenani eyayihlala eNegebi yaseKhenani, yezwa ukuthi abako-Israyeli babesiza.
41 Basuka eNtabeni yaseHori bayamisa eZalimona.
42 Basuka eZalimona bayamisa ePhunoni.
43 Basuka ePhunoni bayamisa e-Obhothi.
44 Basuka e-Obhothi bayamisa e-Iye-Abharimi, emngceleni waseMowabi.
45 Basuka e-Iye-Abharimu bayamisa eDibhoni Gadi.
46 Basuka eDibhoni Gadi bayamisa e-Alimoni-Dibhilathayimi.
47 Basuka e-Alimoni-Dibhilathayimi bayamisa ezintabeni zase-Abharimi, phansi kweNebho.
48 Basuka ezintabeni zase-Abharimi bayamisa emagcekeni aseMowabi besekele uJodani ngaphetsheya malungana leJerikho. 49 Khonapho emagcekeni aseMowabi bamisa izihonqo zabo belandela umfula uJodani kusukela eBhethi-Jeshimothi kusiya e-Abheli-Shithima.
50 Emagcekeni aseMowabi ngasemfuleni uJodani ngaphetsheya uvelela ngaseJerikho uThixo wathi kuMosi, 51 “Khuluma kwabako-Israyeli ubatshele lokhu uthi: ‘Nxa lichapha uJodani lingena eKhenani, 52 xotshani phambi kwenu bonke abahlala kulelolizwe. Dilizani zonke izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo kanye lezibunjiweyo, njalo libhidlize zonke izindawo eziphakemeyo zokukhonzela. 53 Thumbani ilizwe lelo lihlale kulo, ngoba ngilinike ukuthi libe ngelenu. 54 Yabelanani ilizwe ngenkatho, kusiya ngokwensendo zenu. Ixuku elikhulu kaliphiwe isabelo esikhulu, kuthi ixuku elincinyane liphiwe isabelo esincinyane. Okuzakuya kubo ngenkatho akube ngokwabo. Kwabelananeni kusiya ngezizwana zabokhokho benu.
55 Kodwa nxa lingaxotshanga abahlala kulelolizwe, abaseleyo babo bazakuba lukhophe emehlweni enu njalo babe ngameva enyameni yenu. Bazakuba luhlupho ezweni elizahlala kulo. 56 Ngakho-ke ngizakwenza kini lokho engizimisele ukukwenza kubo.’ ”